Graduate Programs at California State University-Monterey Bay

Graduate School Overview

California State University-Monterey Bay (referred to as CSUMB) is a Public, 4 years school located in Seaside, CA.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (6/21/2003 - Current).

CSUMB Directory Information
School Name	California State University-Monterey Bay (CSUMB)
Address	100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Phone	831-582-3000
Web	https://www.csumb.edu
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://csumb.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of CSUMB is $8,871 for California residents and $18,375 for out-of-state students. The school has 797 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,045 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 42 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,375 $8,871 for California Residents
Student Population	797
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	42 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at CSUMB is $8,871 for California residents and $18,375 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for California residents and $396 for out-of-state students.

CSUMB offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
California Residents	$8,871
Out-of-State	$18,375
Tuition per Credit Hour
California Residents	$0
Out-of-State	$396

CSUMB offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of California State University-Monterey Bay is $8,871 for California residents and $18,375 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.62% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	California Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,176	$1,401	$16,680	$1,401
2019-2020	$7,176	$1,401	$16,680	$1,401
2020-2021	$7,176	$1,401	$16,680	$1,401
2021-2022	$7,176	$1,476	$16,680	$1,476
2022-2023	$7,176	$1,581	$16,680	$1,581
2023-2024	$7,176	$1,695	$16,680	$1,695

The graduate school tuition & fees of CSUMB is average compared to public graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the California graduate tuition is $21,930 (public) / $24,536 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
California State University-Monterey Bay	$8,871	$18,375
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
California Graduate Schools	$19,839	$23,084
Public	$11,723	$21,930
Private	$24,536

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $23,344 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at CSUMB.

On-campus living costs are increased by 5.72% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $27,854. Off-campus living costs are increased by 23.01% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,396	$2,109	$13,292	$2,988
2019-2020	$13,711	$2,070	$15,040	$2,958
2020-2021	$10,895	$2,771	$16,580	$4,213
2021-2022	$10,895	$2,533	$15,167	$3,223
2022-2023	$16,262	$3,051	$17,784	$4,860
2023-2024	$16,413	$4,005	$20,923	$6,931

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $398 at California State University-Monterey Bay. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.51% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$396
2019-2020	$396
2020-2021	$396
2021-2022	$396
2022-2023	$396
2023-2024	$398

Graduate Programs at CSUMB

California State University-Monterey Bay offers 12 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 287 students have completed their study at California State University-Monterey Bay.

Offered Degrees at California State University-Monterey Bay
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	10	1	287
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	0
Total	12	1	287

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at California State University-Monterey Bay by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Applied Behavior Analysis program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 109 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at California State University-Monterey Bay
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	-	-
Illustration	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at California State University-Monterey Bay
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	109	$73,900
Education	✕	43	$61,600
Social Work	✕	42	$57,100
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	24	-

California State University-Monterey Bay offers 12 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 287 students have completed their graduate studies.

287 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	13	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	67 completers	$61,600
Education	✕	43	$61,600
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	24	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Marine Sciences	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	16	-
Human Services [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	-	-
Social Work	✕	42	$57,100
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Business [+]	✔	109 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	109	$73,900
	Total	287

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at CSUMB

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 797 students enrolled into California State University-Monterey Bay graduate schools where it has total 7,045 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 526 full-time and 271 part-time graduate students. By gender, 212 male and 585 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	797	212	585
Full-time	526	119	407
Part-tme	271	93	178

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 231 White (28.98%), 22 Black/African American (2.76%), 413 Hispanic (51.82%), 61 Asian (7.65%), and 70 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	797	212	585
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	61	13	48
Black/African American	22	8	14
Hispanic	413	96	317
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	4	2
White	231	74	157
Two More	26	6	20
Un-Known	36	10	26
Non-resident Alien	2	1	1

California State University-Monterey Bay offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 229 graduate students (28.73% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 81 graduate students (10.16% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	797
Enrolled Online Exclusively	229
Enrolled Some Online Courses	81
Not in Online Courses	487

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at California State University-Monterey Bay. 148 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.57% of total students), 43 students are aged above 50 (5.40%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at California State University-Monterey Bay.